Study Group 2 Chair

Jorge Garcia, Chair
Manager, Medical Device Laboratory Programs,
Therapeutic Goods Administration,
POBox 100,
Woden ACT 2606, Australia,
Narrabundah Lane, Symonston, ACT 2609, AU.

PH: +61 2 6232 8432,
FX: +61 2 6232 8555,
EM: jorge.garcia@tga.gov.au [TGA]

Dr Jorge Enrique Garcia
BSc (Hons), PhD, Grad Cert (Pub. Health)
Chief Biomaterials Scientist; Manager;
Medical Devices Laboratory Program;
TGA Laboratories.

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Dr Garcia has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Fibre Science and Technology from the University of New South Wales, Australia. During this time he developed an interest and knowledge on polymer synthesis, chemistry, fabrication and chemical and physical testing. Dr Garcia completed a postdoctoral fellowship involved in the research and development of micro-structurally modified hydrogel materials for medical applications. Dr Garcia has industrial experience in the manufacture, research and development of hydrogel polymers and has substantial teaching experience in the areas of polymer science, fibre science, textile technology and applied statistics. He is currently Honorary Treasurer of the Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Medical Device Regulation.

Dr Garcia is a member of the European Pharmacopoeia’s group of experts number 16 (plastic containers for pharmaceutical use) and is a member of the Standards Australia and ISO scientific committees on several medical device standards. He has also served as a technical expert (non-metallic medical device materials) for the World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

Since joining the TGA Dr Garcia has been primarily involved in medical device adverse event investigations, but has also contributed to laboratory projects, pre-market evaluations (conformity assessements), and post-market evaluations. Dr Garcia is currently the Manager of the Medical Device Laboratory Program at the TGA Laboratories and served as Manager of Medical Device Incident Report Investigations at the TGA between 1999 and 2006.

Dr Garcia joined the Global Harmonisation Task Force’s Study Group 2 in January 1999 and has been an active participant ever since. He was elected to take over as Chairman of the SG2 in May 2005.

Updated 30 January 2008

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